#a9bab4

Color #a9bab4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.95 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a9bab4

RGB

rgb(169, 186, 180)

HSL

hsl(158.8, 11%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(158.8, 9.1%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 0%, 3.2%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(74.09, -7.01, 1.04)

LCH

lch(74.09, 7.09, 171.56)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0206, 172.74)

HWB

hwb(158.8, 66.3%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#baa9af

Analogous

#a9baab

#a9bab4

#a9b8ba

Triadic

#a9bab4

#b4a9ba

#bab4a9

Split-complementary

#a9bab4

#baa9b8

#baaba9

Tetradic

#a9bab4

#a9afba

#baa9af

#bab4a9

Square

#a9bab4

#aba9ba

#baa9af

#b8baa9

Shades

Color #a9bab4 mixed toward black.

#88a097

#69837a

#4f635c

#35423d

#1a211f

Tints

Color #a9bab4 mixed toward white.

#b7c6c0

#c6d1cd

#d4ddd9

#e2e8e6

#f1f4f2

Tones

Color #a9bab4 mixed toward gray.

#aab9b4

#acb7b3

#adb6b3

#afb4b2

#b0b3b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b5 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#b0aeb6 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#aab7b7 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 8.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9bab4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9bab4]

Related colors

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

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Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#a9bab4 (#a9bab4) is rgb(169, 186, 180) in RGB.

No, #a9bab4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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